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About Us
- Purpose, Vision & Mission
  CanPath is working in partnership to prevent disease and provide a platform for scientists to conduct innovative research.
- Our History
  The Canadian Partnership Against Cancer established the Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow Project (now CanPath) in June 2008.
- Leadership & Governance
  Meet the members of CanPath's Leadership Team, Operations Committee, National Strategic Advisory Council and more.
- National Coordinating Centre
  Meet the members of CanPath's operational core, based at the University of Toronto's Dalla Lana School of Public Health.
- Regional Cohorts
  Seven regional cohorts across ten provinces comprise CanPath's pan-Canadian partnership.
- Funders & Supporters
  Learn more about the partner organizations that provide funding and in-kind support to CanPath.
- Frequently Asked Questions
  Find out how CanPath will improve the health of Canadians and more.
- Contact us
  How to reach CanPath by phone, email, in-person, or make a data access request.
Research
- About the Study
  CanPath is Canada’s largest population health cohort and a gateway platform to data worldwide.
- Access Process
  The CanPath Access Portal provides researchers with the necessary resources to identify epidemiological and biological data available from participating cohorts to answer innovative research questions.
- Approved Projects & Studies
  CanPath has supported more than 100 research projects and activities, many of which have resulted in publications in high impact journals.
- Publications
  These publications are examples of research made possible with data from CanPath and its regional cohorts.
- COVID-19 Initiatives
  As Canada’s largest population health study, CanPath responded quickly to the pandemic by leveraging its existing infrastructure to support national COVID-19 research.
- Student Dataset
  CanPath's Student Dataset provides students the unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience working with CanPath data.
- Collaborations
  The CanPath team is committed to collaborating with partners in order to enhance and accelerate research for a healthier Canada.
- Scientist Hub
  Explore how researchers are currently using the CanPath data platform and view upcoming funding opportunities.
Participants
- Participant Snapshot
  Understand the unique social, economic and health characteristics of CanPath participants and how this information is captured for research.
- Meet CanPath Participants
  Hundreds of thousands of Canadians have come together to be part of a study that reveals real breakthroughs.
- COVID-19 Antibody Study FAQ
  CanPath and its regional cohorts are conducting a COVID-19 antibody study of 20,000 participants across Canada.
News + Events
CanPath Access Portal

For a detailed listing of active projects and studies within each regional cohort, please visit the cohort websites.

2020

Characteristics of the COVID-19 pandemic and risk factors for severe infection: a population based study within the Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow’s Health

Principal Investigator: Dr. Victoria Kirsh

Affiliation: Ontario Institute for Cancer Research

2020

Examining the risk of colorectal cancer among young individuals in the Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow’s Health

Principal Investigator: Dr. Darren Brenner

Affiliation: University of Calgary

2020

Personalized Risk Assessment for Prevention and Early Detection of Breast Cancer: Generating Canadian Risk Estimates

Principal Investigator: Dr. Jennifer Brooks

Affiliation: Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto

2020

Comparative analysis of human oral microbiota associated with cancer development in participants of the Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow’s Health (CanPath) Project

Principal Investigator: Dr. Morgan Langille

Affiliation: Dalhousie University

2020

SynthEco: Synthetic Ecosystems for Expanding Cohort Data to Full Population-Level Representation and Visualization for Decision Support: A Novel Methodology to Improve Urban Population Health

Principal Investigator: Dr. Laurette Dubé

Affiliation: McGill University

2019

Environment, epigenetics and rheumatic disease

Principal Investigator: Dr. Sasha Bernatsky

Affiliation: McGill University

2019

Lifestyle and Cancer: Identifying new risk factors for the most common cancers in Canada

Principal Investigator: Dr. Rachel Murphy

Affiliation: School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia

2019

Exposure to ultraviolet radiation and the risk of cancer incidence: A secondary data analysis of the Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow Project (CPTP) cohort

Principal Investigator: Dr. Will King

Affiliation: Queen's University

2019

The Genetic Basis of Hair and Eye Color in Canadians of European Ancestry

Principal Investigator: Dr. Esteban Parra

Affiliation: University of Toronto at Mississauga

2018

Comparative Effectiveness Research in the Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow’s Health Cohort

Principal Investigator: Dr. Sasha Bernatsky

Affiliation: Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre